Sandip Ray

Sandip Ray (born 8 September 1953) is an Indian film director and music director who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the only child of the famous Indian director Satyajit Ray and Bijoya Ray.

Life and education

Sandip Ray was born in

Ray started his professional career in film at the age of 24 as

Sandip Ray is also a noted photographer. He was the director of photography on Satyajit Ray's last three films, Ganashatru (An Enemy of the People, 1989), Shakha Proshakha (The Branches of the Tree, 1990) and Agantuk (The Stranger, 1991).

Sandip Ray also guided the children's magazine Sandesh, which was founded by his great-grandfather Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, and continued by his grandfather Sukumar Ray and his father Satyajit Ray. From 1992, after the death of Satyajit, Sandip was the Joint Editor of the Sandesh. Since 2003 he has been the editor of the magazine.

Sandip Ray has recently come up with his account of the time he has had with Feluda, the famous Bengali detective created by his father, in a book named Aami aar Feluda, published by Deep Prakashan. Aami aar Feluda was one of the best sellers at the last Kolkata Book Fair. First published in the magazine Sukhi Grihokon as a short series, Aami aar Feluda retains the flavor of Ekei Bole Shooting, written by Satyajit Ray. Sandip's book deals with the background stories of all Feluda movies and telefilms. Aami aar Feluda is ghost-written by author Sebabrata Banerjee. Sebabrata has tried to follow the smart and fluent style of writing introduced by Satyajit Ray which has made the new Feluda number a good reading experience. He made a video-documentary film on the late Kishore Kumar in 1989.

In 2003, Sandip Ray began working on adapting his father

Currently, he is directing a new film titled Professor Shonku O El Dorado,[5] based on a story of Satyajit Ray's Professor Shonku series called Nakur Babu O El Dorado. The film will star veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee as Professor Shonku. The film is being produced by SVF Entertainment.^[6]

Filmography

Sandip Ray has directed the following TV films and movies:

1. Feluda movie 2024)^[7]
2. Feluda movie
   , 2022)
3. Professor Shonku O El Dorado (2019)
4. Feluda movie, 2016)^{[8][9][10][11][12]}
5. Monchora (2016)
6. A stand-alone Feluda reboot
   , 2014)
7. Chaar
   (2014)
8. Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy (2012)
9. Feluda movie
   , 2011)
10. Feluda movie
    , 2010)
11. Hitlist (2009)
12. Feluda movie
    , 2008)
13. Feluda movie
    , 2007)
14. Nishijapon (2005)
15. Feluda movie
    , 2003)
16. film
    , 2000)
17. Dr. Munshir Diary
    (A TV film of Satyajiter Priyo Golpo TV film series, 2000)
18. Eker Pithe Dui (unreleased series of 12 short films made for television, 2000)
19. four TV films based on four Feluda mysteries and six short films based on six different stories of Satyajit Ray, 1999)^[13]
20. My Mother: A Freudian introspection (Documentary, 1997)
21. Feluda 30 (A series of five TV films based on Feluda
    , 1996)
22. Baksho Rahashya (first TV film of Feluda 30, 1996)
23. Target (1995)^[14]
24. Uttoran (1994)
25. Goopy Bagha Phire Elo (1992)
26. Pregnant Silence: Conception of a Genius (A Documentary on a rather surprising personal triumph, 1991)
27. Zindagi Ek Safar (A Homevideo Documentary on Kishore Kumar, 1989)
28. Satyajit Ray Presents II (Hindi TV film series, 1987)
29. Kissa Kathmandu Mein Satyajit Ray Presents (Hindi TV film series, 1986)
30. Phatik Chand (film) (Based on a story by Satyajit Ray, 1983), Directorial debut
31. Hirak Rajar Deshe (Based on a story of Satyajit Ray, 1980) as Assistant Director and Still Photographer
32. Trailer for
    Shatranj Ke Khilari
    (1978)